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1935
1935 - 1494.PDF
22 FLIGHT. ADVERTISEMENTS. JUNE 20, 1935. AERO ENGINES LTD. ISSUE AT PAR OF 700,000 Ordinary Shares of 5 - Each The Subscription List for the above Issue will Open and Close TO-DAY, THURSDAY, JUNE 20th, 1935. The Prospectus will show, inter alia, that : i. The manufacture by the Company of the famous Hispano Suiza engine for sale throughout the British Empire represents the most important British aero engine development since the war. Both the liquid-cooled and air-cooled ranges are to be produced in the Company's Douglas factory at Kingswood, Bristol, which is one of the most extensive and completely equipped engine works in the country. 2. The present pre-eminent position of the Hispano Suiza engine is the result of intensive development over a period of 25 years. Hispano Suiza engines, used by the R.A.F. during the war, have long been the standard power unit in the aerial military equipment of many foreign countries and frequently where British machines have been ordered these engines have been specified for their unrivalled reliability and performance. Half the French Air Force is to-day equipped with Hispano Suiza engines. 3. Throughout the world more than 50 types of military and com mercial aircraft are fitted with Hispano Suiza engines. Since the war they have achieved no fewer than 90 world records and now hold 9 world speed, distance and altitude records. They have made 38 crossings of the Atlantic Ocean and are regularly employed on the South trans-Atlantic routes. 4. To meet the demand for engines in the medium power range the Company will manufacture the General Aircraft " Monarch " series, the jnosi compact and simple aero power unit yet produced and ideal for the private owner and commercial operators. 5. The Company's output will comprise engines with the complete range of power required for all types of aircraft, the well-known Douglas five ho.'C-power glider aero-cngine, the General Aircraft medium size series, and the Hispano Suiza range up to the largest sizes. 6- In addition to complete engines the Company will also begin to manufacture immediately armament and equipment necessary for both military and civU aircraft, 7. The total net assets of the Company, exclusive cf goodwill, exceed £490,000, thus covering the Ordinary Shares nearly three times. Preferential consideration will be given to applications from Shareholders of General Aircraft Limited if made on the special forms provided. Prospectuses and Application Forms arc now available from : THE BANKERS: Vi'ESTMINSTER BANK LIMITED AND BRANCHES. THE BROKERS: GOFF & GOFF, Capel Court, Bartholomew Lane, London, E.C.2, and Stock Exchange. COPPOCK & BRATBY, 65, King Street, Manchester, 2, and Stock Exchange. LAWS & SPENCE, Lloyds Bank Chambers, 55, Corn Street, Bristol- and Stock Exchange. THE SOLICITORS: PINSENT & COMPANY, 36, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.2 and 6, Bennett's Hill, Birmingham, 2. AND FROM BRITISH PACIFIC TRUST, LTD., 4, CLEVELAND SQUARE, ST. JAMES'S, LONDON, S.W.1. VALMAX 3/8 HIGH-FREQUENCY ELECTRIC STEEL "ABSOLUTELY HOMOCENEOUS IMPROVED SILCHROME VALVE STEEL An improved steel for automobile valves, superior to ordinary "Silchrome" quality in the following respects:— PREVENTS BRITTLENESS AND VALVE BREAKACES HIGHER IMPACT VALUE Silchrome Valve Steel. 6 Izod foot lbs. "VALMAX 3/8" 18 „ „ „ NO STEM ELONGATION NO SEATING TROUBLES GREATER STRENGTH at high Temperatures Maximum Stress tons per square inch at 500°C. 700°C. 800°C. Silchrome . . . 23.8 6.17 3.15 "VALMAX 3/8" 38.2 9.12 4.10 (Rate of strain 1/24 in. per minute ; thif should be borne in mind when comparing with other published data). TROUBLE-FREE MANUFACTURE MEANS ECONOMIC PRODUCTION // THE UNITED EASY TO FORGE AND WORK VALMAX 3/8" forges well, and behaves satisfactorily under electric heading. The heat-treatment is simple, and the results regular. FORM OF SUPPLY "VALMAX 3/8" is supplied in the following forms :— 1. Black rolled. 2. Black- rolled and reelrd. 3. Centreless ground to fine limits. 4. Centreless ground and cut to valve lengths. WRITE FOR PUBLICATION S.F.104501, giving your name, firm's name and address, and position in firm, SAMUEL FOX & CO. LTD. Associated with The United Steel Companies Limited STOCKSBRIDGE WORKS Near SHEFFIELD F.35a COMPANIES LTD I Kindly mention "Flight" when corresponding with advertisers.
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